Question

Material, Labor, and Variable Overhead Variances
The following summarized manufacturing data relate to Thomas Corporation’s April operations, during which 2,000 finished units of product were produced. Normal monthly capacity is 1,100 direct labor hours.

			Standard Units Costs			Total Actual Costs
Direct material
Standard (2 lb. @ $9.00/lb.)			$18
Actual (4,200 lb. @ $10.20/lb.)					$42,840
Direct labor
Standard (0.5 hr. @ $24/hr.)			$12
Actual (950 hrs. @ $23.40/hr.)					22,230
Variable overhead
Standard (0.5 hr. @ $6/hr.)			$3
Actual			-		6,450
Total			$33		$71,520

Determine the following variances:

Do not use negative signs with any of your answers. Next to each variance answer, select either "F" for Favorable or "U" for Unfavorable.

Materials Variances
Actual cost:	Answer
Split cost:	Answer
Standard cost:	Answer
Materials price	Answer	AnswerFU
Materials efficiency	Answer	AnswerFU

Labor Variances
Actual cost:	Answer
Split cost:	Answer
Standard cost:	Answer
Labor rate	Answer	AnswerFU
Labor efficiency	Answer	AnswerFU

Variable Overhead Variances
Actual cost:	Answer
Split cost:	Answer
Standard cost:	Answer
Variable overhead spending	Answer	AnswerFU
Variable overhead efficiency	Answer	AnswerFU

Answer 1

Material Variance

Actual Cost	$ 10.20
Split Cost
Standard Cost	$ 9
Material Price( $ 9 - $ 10.20 = $1.20 × 4,200)	$5040 U
Materials Efficency ( Actual usage - Standard usage )(4200 - 4000)	$ 200 U

Labour Variance

Actual Cost	$ 23.40
Split Cost
Standard Cost	$24
Labour Rate ( 24 - 23.40 = .60 * 950 = $ 570)	$570 F
Labour Efficiency ( .50*2000 = $1000 - 950 = 50 * 24 = $ 1200)	$1,200 F

Labour rate is favourable due to 60 cent savings

Variable Overhead Variance

Actual Cost	Not Given
Split Cost
Standard Cost	$ 6
Variable Overhead Spending ($950 * 6 = $ 5,700 , $6450 - 5700 = $ 750	$ 750 F
Variable Overhead Efficiency ( $1000 - 950) * 6 = $ 300 F	$ 300 F